Broddbo, Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
Columbite crystals with albite. Surface crust/alteration has been cleaned off of the former. See child photo for pre-cleaning photo.
© 2022 Harold Moritz
Columbite crystal with surface alteration cleaned off. See child photo for pre-cleaning image. SG=6.3
Brick-red Fluocerite-(Ce) Acquired from Rob Smits at the Minerant mineral show in Antwerp, Belgium on 06 May 2023
Columbite crystal with surface crust/alteration removed, and some white albite remaining. See child photo for pre-cleaned image.
Black crystal sections of gadolinite-(Y) in an albite/muscovite matrix
Columbite crystals with albite. Surface crust/alteration has been cleaned off of the former (some remnants are at the top/upper left).